Friday, December 23, 2011

December Break HW Ch. 13, Sec. 1 & 2

Read:Chapter 13, Section 1 & 2
Task: Take notes on the reading using our Note-Taking Format
Due: Tuesday, 1/3* Ch. 13, Sec. 3 will be due by Fri. 1/6, so please feel free to read and take notes on that section ahead of time.
Note-Taking Format Reminder:

1. Identify and Define any vocabulary at the beginning of your notes
2. Turn Red Headings into Questions
3. Answer the heading questions by developing 3-5 bullet points from the reading


Sample Notes should be in the following format:

Your Name
Ms. Hanemann
Global 9
Date

Chapter 13, Section 1/2

Vocabulary word 1: Definiton
Vocabulary word 2: Definition
Vocabulary word 3. Definition


Red Heading Turned into a Question?
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Study Guide: Exam Byzantines, Russia, and Islam

Exam: Friday, December 23rd(Day before break-- please make arrangements if you know that you will not be here!!!)
Exam Format: Multiple Choice (20 Qs); Matching (20 Qs)

Materials to Study:
Ch. 11, Sec. 1 & 2(Byzantines & Russia)
Ch. 10, Sec. 1-3
Packet on Byzantine Empire
Packet on Early Russia
Packet on Islam: Spread of Islam; Achievements of Islam
Notes on Division of Muslim Empire

Key Terms to Know:
Byzantine Empire
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Justinian
Justinian's Code
Hagia Sofia
Patriarch
Icon
Iconoclast
Schism
Cyrillic Alphabet

Kievan Russa
Vladimir
Czar
Slavs

Allah
Mohammed
Prophet
Islam
Muslim
Hajj
Qu'ran (alternative spelling: Koran)
Mosque
Mecca
The Dome of the Rock
Five Pillars of Islam
Caliph
Ummayaad
Abbasid
Sufi
Calligraphy
Tribute
Caliph
Islam Achievements

Study Options:

1. Spend 20 minutes a day studying on your own (you can do it on the train!)
2. Come see Ms. Hanemann for 10 minutes of power studying during Lunch and Learn or SOS (or both!)

How to Use Your Notes for Studying:
1. Highlight Questions from Headings in HW
2. Do your notes answer the heading questions? If not, what are the answers to those questions?
3. Highlight Vocabulary from HW and in class assignments (including notes)
4. Find places where your HW notes match up with our classwork/class notes. If the information is in both then that means its IMPORTANT!
5. Find places where all of your notes and assignments match up with the Study Guide-- THAT MEANS ITS ON THE EXAM!
6. Can you answer all of the Aims from class since we began our work on the Byzantines, Russia, and Islam?

Practice Multiple Choice
Byzantine
Islamic Civilizations

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

HW 12/14 Chapter 10, Sections 1-3

Read: All of Chapter 10, Section 1 & 2; Ch. 10, Sec. 3

Task: Take notes on the reading using our Note-Taking Format
Due: Monday, 12/19* Ch. 10, Sec. 3 is due on Wed. 12/21
Note-Taking Format Reminder:

1. Identify and Define any vocabulary at the beginning of your notes
2. Turn Red Headings into Questions
3. Answer the heading questions by developing 3-5 bullet points from the reading


Sample Notes should be in the following format:

Your Name
Ms. Hanemann
Global 9
Date

Chapter 10, Section 1/2

Vocabulary word 1: Definiton
Vocabulary word 2: Definition
Vocabulary word 3. Definition


Red Heading Turned into a Question?
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question.

Friday, December 2, 2011

HW 12/2 Ch. 11, Sec. 1 & 2

Read: All of Chapter 11, Section 1 & 2

Task: Take notes on the reading using our Note-Taking Format
Due: Thursday, 12/8
Note-Taking Format Reminder:

1. Identify and Define any vocabulary at the beginning of your notes
2. Turn Red Headings into Questions
3. Answer the heading questions by developing 3-5 bullet points from the reading


Sample Notes should be in the following format:

Your Name
Ms. Hanemann
Global 9
Date

Chapter 11, Section 1/2

Vocabulary word 1: Definiton
Vocabulary word 2: Definition
Vocabulary word 3. Definition


Red Heading Turned into a Question?
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question
  • Bullet Point of information that answers the question.